Geoff Bennett✓

I’m excited to announce my forthcoming book, BLACK OUT LOUD! I wrote the book I’ve always wanted to read -- about the golden age of ’90s Black sitcoms, how that moment came to be, and the long history of Black comedy as a force that reshaped culture. Available for pre-order now:

RT @annmarie: NYT: “A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.”

MIAMI (AP) — Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have landed in Miami after fleeing Argentina.

RT @NewsHour: Before D.L. Hughley became one of comedy's biggest stars, humor was his survival tactic. Hughley sat down with Geoff Bennett to talk about his new memoir, "Charlie's Boy," and his path from South Central to the top of the entertainment industry.

RT @NewsHour: The U.S. State Department says it will provide U.S. visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his loss in Sunday's runoff election in Brazil. Multiple outlets are reporting that he has already left Brazil for the United States. The news comes a day after police ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passport as part of a money-laundering investigation. He has denied any wrongdoing. On Monday, his party acknowledged the victory of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but Bolsonaro himself has yet to formally concede. President Donald Trump has said, without evidence, that the election there was "rigged."

WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department says it will give US visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli election has no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely meaning weeks of jockeying to form a government.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first time.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.

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RT @sahilkapur: Obama on Trump: “There’s gold everywhere. What’s up with the gold? Everything — more gold. He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”

RT @NewsHour: The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor told The Associated Press on Friday.

He stopped a school shooting. But Kaylub Giamanco can't stop thinking about the children he couldn't save. "I want to apologize for not saving their babies," he told @OPB. A gripping interview about courage, trauma and the weight of being called a hero.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race: 'I'm the one that said do it.'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

AP: Lawyers say a former FBI intelligence official who specialized in foreign election interference has been charged by the Justice Department.

RT @alexbward: Trump on Elon and Starlink: "He put it back." Didn't comment on the call with Elon WSJ reported today.

Q: Do you tell Elon Musk to bring back Starlink for Ukraine? TRUMP: I don't want to say. I don't want to comment on it. The bottom line is he put it back

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, the Justice Department says.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states that could determine control of the US Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo’s doctors say that the final tests indicate that no further treatment is needed for the pope’s lung cancer.

RT @NewsHour: A lawsuit in Missouri could have implications for the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. Current and former students at Lincoln University are suing the state for $549 million, alleging it systematically underfunded the school. @GeoffRBennett has more.